[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Lawrence as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Numbering of buildings — See Ch. 123.
Erosion control and stormwater management — See Ch. 145.
Sewers — See Ch. 216.
Subdivision of land — See Ch. 267.
Vehicles and traffic — See Ch. 275.
[Adopted 2-14-2005]
The Town Board of the Town of Lawrence has the specific authority under §§ 60.22 and 60.61, Wis. Stats., and the general authority under its village powers to adopt this article.
The Town of Lawrence will be utilizing the Wisconsin Counties Highway Association (WCHA) Utility Accommodation Policy to prescribe the policies and procedures that shall be met by any utility whose facility currently occupies, or will occupy in the future, any roadway right-of-way or bridge over which the Town has jurisdiction.
Individual permits must be applied for on each Town road where the utility work will be carried out. At intersections of two Town roads, where utility work on the intersection roadway is no greater than 100 feet from the adjoining roadway, only one permit application will be required. Permit fees shall be as provided in the Town Fee Schedule.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
Construction plans included with the use of right-of-way permit application must include a roadway cross section, indicating the specific location of the proposed utility line, and the utility line shall be installed where indicated on the plans.
A. 
Traffic control plan. All utility permits issued, where construction will impede normal traffic flow, shall have attached a traffic control plan in accordance with the Wisconsin Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), Chapter 6, indicating placement and spacing of all construction signs applicable to the work being carried out.
B. 
Map required. All utility permit applications must include an attached legible map indicating the specific location of the utility project.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
The applicant is responsible to ensure that the site of the construction is secure against any hazard to the public, both when the site is attended and during off hours, any holiday, and the hours of night when the site is unattended.
A. 
Traffic lanes. All operations shall be performed without obstructing or closing all or any part of any Town traffic lane unless lane-influence is specifically sanctioned by the Town, and special controls applicable thereto are set forth herein. Unless otherwise authorized, unobstructed traffic shall be maintained on all constructed Town roads. (See copy of the Road Closure Agreement Form.)[1]
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Buildings, cabinets, and any other aboveground structures are not to be located within the roadway right-of-way unless authorized by the Town Board. Manholes should not be located in the pavement.
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Editor's Note: This form is on file at the office of the Town Clerk/Treasurer.
B. 
Town signs. The applicant shall not remove any Town sign(s) without prior Town approval. On rural roadways, new utilities will be restricted from being located in a roadway signing zone consisting of six feet to 14 feet from the edge of the travel way. On urban streets (curb and gutter), the restricted signing zone is located from two feet to 10 feet from the back of curb.
C. 
Signalized intersection. If the utility work is within 350 feet of any signalized intersection, you must call Diggers Hotline for locates.[2]
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
Operations and safety precautions pertinent to any trenching, tunneling, or excavation activities shall comply with the strictest requirements of all applicable regulations and codes, including but not limited to those of the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services or OSHA standards.
Unless otherwise authorized, any utility lines installed across, and beneath, the traveled way(s) and shoulders of hard-surfaced Town roads shall be installed by boring, with no open cut excavation permitted between points no less than five feet outside the outer shoulder or back of curb unless key-hole is authorized.
A. 
Under hardship conditions, i.e., rock, soil conditions, utility connections, etc., the Town can allow the applicant, as part of this permit, to open cut and excavate the roadway pavement under the following conditions and provisions. Any excavation authorized within the limits of any Town road pavement or shoulder area shall be backfilled with approved material, placed in lifts or layers six inches or less each in depth, and compacted mechanically to the compaction of the adjacent and undisturbed ground or material. Water flooding and the use of moisture in excess of necessity to facilitate mechanical compaction are expressly prohibited.
B. 
Any subsequent heavings, settings, or other faultings attributable to the permitted work shall be repaired in a manner satisfactory to the Town, at the applicant's expense. All excavation within the roadway pavement shall be initiated by saw cuts and restored to original condition and cross section.
C. 
Trenched construction in the roadway pavement and shoulders requires a permit fee as provided in the Town Fee Schedule and a five-year warranty agreement stating that the applicant will be responsible for maintenance and repair costs of any open cut trench failure over a five-year period after project completion. (See copy of the Five-Year Warranty Agreement Form.)[1]
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Editor's Note: This form is on file at the office of the Town Clerk/Treasurer. Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
All Town facilities, both above and below ground, including the roadway pavement, shoulders, ditches, culverts, storm sewer, sanitary sewer and water, slopes, signs, etc., damaged or disturbed by the permitted utility work shall be restored promptly.
A. 
Damage to any portion of an asphalt-paved travel lane will require the replacement of the entire travel lane per Town standards. Replacement of concrete pavement will be reviewed and approved by the Town prior to the utility work beginning.
B. 
If restoration is not carried out in a timely manner, the Town may issue a notice setting forth a time certain by which the restoration must be complete. If the permit applicant fails to satisfactorily complete all restorations within the time established, the Town will arrange directly for all necessary restorations, and all costs associated with such restorations shall be the cost obligation of the permit applicant. The applicant agrees to pay any, and all, such costs within 60 calendar days of the Town billing.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).